There has been one new local case of COVID-19 recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours.
The case, which takes the total number of cases in the Territory outbreak to 53, is a 50-year-old man who is a household contact of existing cases.
NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the man had been at the Howard Springs quarantine facility throughout his infectious period, meaning he posed "no risk" to the community.
She said that as a result of promising results in recent days, the Greater Katherine area would move from a lockdown into a lockout from 12pm today.
Under the lockout, fully vaccinated people will be required to wear a face mask but can otherwise continue life as normal.
However, unvaccinated people will be subject to full lockdown restrictions, including only being able to leave their homes for five reasons: to receive medical treatment, access essential goods or services, perform essential work, exercise or provide care and support.
During the lockout period, people inside the designated area are not permitted to leave and people outside are not able to enter, except for essential workers.
Vaccinated residents will need proof of their vaccine status when out in the community as they will be subject to checks.
The Rockhole community will also move into a lockout at the same time as Katherine, Ms Fyles said.
However, residents of Binjari will remain in a lockdown for the time being, as authorities wait to conduct a third round of tests tomorrow, the results for which won't come back until early next week.
No new public exposure sites were announced today and Ms Fyles said none were expected to be announced given the new local case was in quarantine while infectious.
She also said wastewater from the Bicentennial Road catchment in Katherine, which has previously tested positive for COVID fragments, had now weakened to a mere presumptive positive result.
Ms Fyles said overall it was good news for the Territory.
"We're probably in the best place that we've been in for some time, but we're certainly not at a point where we can become complacent," she said.
There are now 536 close contacts linked to the Katherine COVID cluster.
Of those, 530 have been contacted, and 510 have tested negative for the virus.
More to come.
One new local COVID-19 case recorded in the NT, Katherine to move from lockdown to lockout from midday - ABC News
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